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of comb-footed spiders that was first described by

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in 1881. ''T. affinis'' females are long, and males are long. ''T. bracteata'' are about the same size. They are similar in appearance to members of both ''

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Episinus ''Episinus'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1809. They can grow up to long. Species it contains forty-seven species and one subspecies, found worldwide: *'' E. affinis'' Bösenberg & ...

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Species

it contains twenty-three species, found in the tropics worldwide: *''

Thwaitesia affinis ''Thwaitesia'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. ''T. affinis'' females are long, and males are long. ''T. bracteata'' are about the same size. They are similar in appearance to m ...

'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 – Panama to Paraguay *''

Thwaitesia algerica ''Thwaitesia'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. ''T. affinis'' females are long, and males are long. ''T. bracteata'' are about the same size. They are similar in appearance to m ...

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, 1895 –

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Thwaitesia argentata ''Thwaitesia'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. ''T. affinis'' females are long, and males are long. ''T. bracteata'' are about the same size. They are similar in appearance to m ...

'' Thorell, 1890 –

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Thwaitesia argenteoguttata ''Thwaitesia'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. ''T. affinis'' females are long, and males are long. ''T. bracteata'' are about the same size. They are similar in appearance to m ...

'' ( Tullgren, 1910) –

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Thwaitesia argenteosquamata ''Thwaitesia'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. ''T. affinis'' females are long, and males are long. ''T. bracteata'' are about the same size. They are similar in appearance to m ...

'' (Lenz, 1891) –

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

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Thwaitesia argentiopunctata ''Thwaitesia argentiopunctata'' known as the sequined spider, mirror spider, or twin-peaked ''Thwaitesia'' is a species of spider found in all the states of Australia. Body length is around for males, for females. The abdomen is attractively p ...

'' (Rainbow, 1916) –

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Thwaitesia aureosignata ''Thwaitesia'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. ''T. affinis'' females are long, and males are long. ''T. bracteata'' are about the same size. They are similar in appearance to m ...

'' (Lenz, 1891) – Madagascar *''

Thwaitesia bracteata ''Thwaitesia'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. ''T. affinis'' females are long, and males are long. ''T. bracteata'' are about the same size. They are similar in appearance to m ...

'' (Exline, 1950) –

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, Colombia to Paraguay *''

Thwaitesia dangensis ''Thwaitesia'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. ''T. affinis'' females are long, and males are long. ''T. bracteata'' are about the same size. They are similar in appearance to m ...

'' Patel & Patel, 1972 –

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

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Thwaitesia glabicauda ''Thwaitesia'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. ''T. affinis'' females are long, and males are long. ''T. bracteata'' are about the same size. They are similar in appearance to m ...

'' Zhu, 1998 –

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

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Thwaitesia inaurata ''Thwaitesia'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. ''T. affinis'' females are long, and males are long. ''T. bracteata'' are about the same size. They are similar in appearance to m ...

'' (Vinson, 1863) –

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Thwaitesia margaritifera ''Thwaitesia margaritifera'' is a species of spider of the genus ''Thwaitesia''. It is found in China, India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. See also * List of Theridiidae species This page lists all described genera and species of the spider famil ...

'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881 ( type) – India,

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, China,

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*'' Thwaitesia meruensis'' (Tullgren, 1910) – Tanzania *'' Thwaitesia nigrimaculata'' Song, Zhang & Zhu, 2006 – China *'' Thwaitesia nigronodosa'' (Rainbow, 1912) – Australia (Queensland) *'' Thwaitesia phoenicolegna'' Thorell, 1895 –

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

, Vietnam *'' Thwaitesia pulcherrima''

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, 1883 – Madagascar *''

Thwaitesia rhomboidalis ''Thwaitesia'' is a genus of Theridiidae, comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. ''T. affinis'' females are long, and males are long. ''T. bracteata'' are about the same size. They are similar in app ...

'' Simon, 1903 –

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

*'' Thwaitesia scintillans'' Kulczyński, 1911 – New Guinea *'' Thwaitesia simoni'' ( Keyserling, 1884) –

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*'' Thwaitesia spinicauda'' Thorell, 1895 – Myanmar *'' Thwaitesia splendida'' Keyserling, 1884 – Panama to Venezuela *'' Thwaitesia turbinata'' Simon, 1903 –

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Formerly included: *''T. argyrodiformis'' (Yaginuma, 1952) (Transferred to '' Chrysso'')

Nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...

*''T. conifera'' (Blackwall, 1862

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Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Spiders of Australia Spiders of South America Taxa named by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge Theridiidae {{Theridiidae-stub

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